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From: jjb@pyuxnn.UUCP (J Bernardis)
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Subject: Re: Ice I, Ice II, etc.  request for a reference on this
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 10:25:22 EST
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I don't know about ice 1 or ice 2, but there is a very interesting
story surrounding ice 9 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.  Ice 9's
crystalization structure is stable throughout the spectrum of temperatures
we experience here on Earth.  When, towards the end of the story, the
ice 9 is dumped into the ocean, (you guessed it) the crystal fed upon
itself and froze every drop of water in the world.  A rather interesting
concept.

			Jeff Bernardis, AT&T Western Electric @ Piscataway NJ
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